Green Carpet and Opening Events

Date and Time: 10/23 (Sat) 15:00 – 16:30 (Tentative)
Venue: Roppongi Keyakizaka Dori & Roppongi Hills Arena / TIFFpark
* Free of admissions for all standing area

We kindly ask you to refrain from entering the Roppongi Hills Arena / TIFFpark grandstand-bleachers without the invitations.

●Online Live Broadcast

Date and Time: 10/23 (Sat) 15:00 – 17:30 (Delivers Green Carpet Walk & Opening Events on Live).
Master of Ceremony: DJ TARO and Rachel Chan / Online Live Broadcast

●Bad Weather

Please be forewarned that in case of rain, the Green Carpet will be scaled down and limited to the vicinity of Roppongi Hills Arena / TIFFpark. The Green Carpet maybe cancelled in case of rain and the announcement will be made on our official website.

●Why Green Carpet?

The Green Carpet is being used since the commencement of 21st Edition of TIFF, in order to transmit the theme, "Preservation of the Earth Environment = Ecology." The Green Carpet aims to reduce the environmental burden by the use of recycled pet bottle (ECOPET) which the carpet is manufactured. Approximately 23,000 Pet Bottles (500ml) are used for the year's Green Carpet.

●Who's walking on the Green Carpet?

Mainly, the Cast, Directors and the Staff of the films are scheduled for the walk on the Green Carpet. Please watch the Internet Live Delivery of the Green Carpet broadcasts on the Opening Day of TIFF for more details.

●Is admission ticket needed for watching the Green Carpet?
　　
No, spectators are admission free. You can enjoy watching the Green Carpet along the Keyakizaka Dori and Roppongi Hills Arena. However, the shops along the Keyakizaka Dori is on the business as usual, therefore please follow the direction of the security guard and enjoy the Green Carpet.

●Where is the best stand & watch area for Green Carpet?
　　
Both sidewalk of Keyakizaka Dori and Roppongi Arena will be the excellent stand & watch area.

●When can we start making the queue for stand & watch area?

Please also refrain from staying over night at the venue to keep the good location for viewing. Make sure not to hinder the staff setting up the venue for Green Carpet and follow their directions.

●What about Dress Code?
　　
No dress codes are set for those who would be watching the Green Carpet along the Keyakizaka Dori or guests watching at the arena seats. There will also be no dress code for guests visiting the film screening as well.
Those who need to follow the dress codes are the guests who will be walking on the Green Carpet and will be attending the Opening Ceremony. .

●When does the Keyakizaka Dori become closed to the vehicles?　　

Date and Time: 10/23 (Sat) 12:00 – 21:00 (Tentative)
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to the neighboring residents of Keyakizaka Dori.

The long awaited "Entertainment Business Forum," hosted by UNIJAPAN, will finally commence this year with the new challenges, offering the fascinating quality lineup based upon latest market trends.

Asian entertainment market including that of China grow rapidly year by year and United States continues producing leading-edge contents to the world. What would capture the people’s heart and win in the market? What would be the essentials to succeed in the business?

We invited speakers from Japan and 10 countries around the world who have lead the entertainment business in 2010
based appropriately on the theme that our Forum aims at discussing, which is, “entertainment” from 20 different perspectives including movies, animations, televisions, joint productions, human resources, community promotions and technologies.

Preparations for three types of admission passes are made, namely 2 Days, 1 Day and Student Passes. Our Forum aspires to provide the mood that anybody who may be interested in entertainment could feel free to visit. Taking this opportunity, we ask you to consider participating our UNIJAPAN ENTERTAINMENT FORUM.

We wish that this Forum attracts many people and be a good opportunity that speakers and participants jointly create the new form of entertainment business by discussing its future aspects.

*UNIJAPAN is a Public Interest Incorporated Foundation which operates the Tokyo International Film Festival, and widely spreads the Japanese Films abroad as well as advancing the International Co-Production Projects as its business purposes.

Brief Overview of our Forum
Title: UNIJAPAN ENTERTAINMENT FORUM
Day and Time: 2010 10/25 (Mon) – 10/27 (Wed)
Venue: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Minato-ku Roppongi 7-22-1, Tokyo
Venue: Roppongi Hills Mori Tower – Academy Hills 49F
Minato-ku Roppongi 6-10-11, Tokyo

Details for UNIJAPAN ENTERTAINMENT FORUM

【ADMISSIONS】
1 DAY Pass 3,000 Yen
2 DAYS Pass 5,000 Yen
STUDENT PASS 1,000 Yen / per day
*Please bring your Student Identifications card on the day of the application for the STUDENT Pass.

Application will be closed on Sunday, October 24.

"Experience the ambience of Film Festival at TIFF park on Oct. 24 (Sun)." Come and get in touch with the real world of Cinema. TIFF park will open in Roppongi Hills Arena for one day special engagement. Bring your family and friends to experience a great fun time at the TIFF park!

EVENT 1：
Experience the ride on Toyota and walk on the Green Carpet
Come see the gorgeous celebrities only possible to meet at the TIFF park! Enjoy riding the Toyota's "Prius Plug In Hybrid" and cruise to the venue, experience walking on the Green Carpet!


Event 1 is limited to 56 couples of guests for one day limited engagement.
1st Admission: 11:00-11:20, Green Carpet Experience: 11:20-13:00
2nd Admission: 13:00-14:00, Green Carpet Experience: 14:00-15:20
3rd Admission: 15:20-16:20, Green Carpet Experience: 16:20-18:00

*Special Gifts are presented to all the participants!
Ride the Toyota Prius! Walk on the Green Carpet! And receive the happy bonus too!

Bonus1: Invitation to the special advanced screening of The 23rd TIFF Opening Film The Social Network (Screening on Oct. 30th)

Bonus2: "Memorial Photo" for all participants! You will recieve a gift of your photo print taken at the Green Carpet!

Bonus3: Receive a meal voucher (TIFF Combo Set & a Coca Cola's drink, =Approx.¥1000) of "BISTRO TIFF" which will open at the Arena.

EVENT 2： 13:00-14:00
Experience the Picture Story Book Telling in Film
Screening of the film based on the original longseller picture story book "Mr. Mouse's Vest" and "Pyo-n".Mitsuko Horie the voice-over artist & singer of the theme song will be there too!


EVENT 3： 15:30-16:15
Hair Designer Show & Modelling Experience
Top Hair Designer Noz: Michio Nozawa, who does the hairdos of celebrities will present live performance and talk show.


EVENT 4： 18:00-18:30
Experience the Film Music
World Class Opera Singer, Paul Potts will be making a sudden visit to TIFF and heartily sing the best of film theme songs. This is a Special Event held one time only. Don't let the chance pass you by.


EVENT 5： 11:00-19:00
Experience the festivity cuisines
The cuisine includes Takoyaki (Octopus Dumpling) which was served at Shanghai Expo and was extremely well received. Also Kitchen Car packed with TIFF original menu will be catered as well.


EVENT 6： 11:00-19:00
TIFF Eco Experience
Lets make donations for fund-raiser and earn a chance to touch the Giant Earth Balloon!
You will receive gift of your photo print taken at the Great Earth Balloon.
Eby will be accepting your fund-raiser contributions.

The stamp rally will be held too! Experience the TIFF using your senses of seeing, touching and tasting! Stamp Sheet will be distributed at the information counter of 66 Plaza and Oyane Plaza.

Please be informed that the directions for playing the trailers are only available in Japanese.



Please use the arrow to move the films and select the trailers of your choice with a click.

The above visual content is not compatible for the use of iPod, iPhone and iPad viewings.

Special Screenings

10/24 （Sun） 18:40-
TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN5
POTICHE
Please be forewarned that François Ozon (Director) who was scheduled for the stage appearance has been cancelled due to the unforeseen reason.

However, the actress, Catherine Deneuve will make her stage appearance and greetings as scheduled.

We would like to make our most sincere apology for any inconvenience this may cause you. We kindly ask you to be forewarned regarding to this matter.

POTICHE
Film Information

HogaHolic × JAPANESE EYES is featured extensively on HogaHolic website (Japanese site).

Exclusive messages from the film directors of the Japanese Eyes section screenings are presented on the HogaHolic website as part of a special issue pages, Hogaholic x JAPANESE EYES. This special issue presents the Programming Director's Interview and Film Reviews on Japanese Eyes, etc (in Japanese) as well.
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TIFF would like to share these exclusive messages with all the readers of TIFF English website!!

Wandering Home　Dir: Yoichi Higashi
There are no murders or grand action scenes in this film. The director simply attempts, in a contemporary and innovative style, to portray a man’s spiritual journey in search of a “place for his soul.” It is hard to make a film like this in Japan these days, but it has been made possible with the efforts of those sympathetic to the director’s intention, led by the producer Tetsujiro Yamagami, and performers Tadanobu Asano and Hiromi Nagasaku. I am proud as the director that this film is going to make a premiere at TIFF.

Wandering Home　Film Information

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A Liar and a Broken Girl　Dir: Natsuki Seta
The film has just been completed in September, based on a teen novel, “Usotsuki Mi-kun to Kowareta Ma-chan.” I think this film allows each viewer to take his/her perspective. It is hard to summarize the story without revealing the plotline, and describing the characters racks my brain. It is difficult to express in words, but I brought all the delicate and vague pieces together, such as the heavy and the light, dark and bright, hope and regret, to create the best couple ever. Despite them being a liar and a disturbed girl, I adore Mi-kun and Ma-chan, and I hope this is reflected in the film. Make sure not to miss the last scene.

A Liar and a Broken Girl　Film Information

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hospitalité　Dir: Koji Fukada
hospitalité. What triggered me to make this awkward film? Well, there is no reason for making films. When you get an idea, you just have to shoot it. It would sound cool, just like the comment by the mountaineer saying “I climb the mountain because it is there,” but that would be too bluntly to move on. As I force myself to recall, I come back to three kinds of discomfort which encouraged me to make this film a year ago.
One of the discomforts was about the exclusionism towards unknown people. Another was about the current tendency in Japanese films to fill the screen with movie-like hedonistic fun and action scenes. The last was my exclusive and intolerant mind, not being able to make a good film after all these time I have spent doing it.
It would be my pleasure if this film creates “sense of discomfort” in the viewers’ minds and prompts them to feel “something.”

hospitalité　Film Information

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Birthright　Dir: Naoki Hashimoto
A film that should be watched in a cinema.
A film that you would watch with a sense of tension.
A film that you cannot afford to be distracted by popcorn and coke.
―How can I make such a film?
A film that you won’t forget the moment it finishes.
A film that will leave a lasting impression on the viewer’s mind.
A film that 8 out of 10 people will reject, but the remaining 2 will embrace completely.
A film that does not conclude in Japan alone. A film that will be watched by people around the world.
Shouldn’t we be making films like this so as not to let the culture of films fade away in Japan?
That is why I made this Birthright.
I strongly hope that this nomination to the Japanese Eyes section will pave the way to screenings at film festivals around the world.

Birthright　Film Information

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Successional Tradition on Noh　Dir: Chiseko Tanaka
About Successional Tradition of Noh
Noh is considered to be a symbol of Japanese culture. Noh was chosen first and foremost as an Intangible Cultural Heritage. Noh has a 700-year long tradition. I felt a reckless desire to show the brilliance of Noh in a film when I directed Nohgakushi eight years ago. Noh may have been perplexed by my attempt. I realized that it is no mean feat to capture the essence of Noh in a film. That is why I attempted this time to humbly stand by Noh, in a direct manner, and Noh generously revealed its mystery to the camera. It was in spring of 2009 when I started, together with the cinematographer Koichi Kawakami, to film the tradition of Noh culture featuring Yoshito Sekine, a Noh performer of the Kanze school. I had expected Noh to be passed down from a father to a child, and to a grandchild, however, when I saw the recording of Yoshito Sekine’s rehearsal and performance I instinctively felt that the existence of Sekine was in itself the succession. I am even more enthralled by Noh.

Successional Tradition on Noh　Film Information

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FIT　Dir: Hiromasa Hirosue
Because of the performers, staff and friends who believed in me, it has been possible to spend time to complete this film. More than anything I am really happy that FIT is given the opportunity to be seen by the audience.
Emotions are formed when you interact with others, which then FIT within yourself.
The irresistible urge to think about a particular person in a one-sided way.
And it is born again.
Hello, nice to see you, I am Hiromasa Hirosue of Gunjo-iro.


FIT　Film Information

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442 -LIVE WITH HONOR, DIE WITH DIGNITY-　Dir: Junichi Suzuki
Power of films
When I was a child, Japanese films were the king of entertainment, however nowadays, it has become just one of the media, but I still believe in the great power of films.
442 – Live with Honor, Die with Dignity, the film I made this time, is a documentary about the past and present of the Japanese-American soldiers who, unknown to most Japanese people, fought on the European battlefront during WWII.
It has been ten years since I moved to the U.S., I have become painfully aware how little attention is given to the Japanese emigrants and those of Japanese descendants. I myself heard about the 442 but hardly knew about the reality.
The Japanese education system does not accurately teach modern history from WWII onwards and I often hear younger Japanese do not even know that Japan fought against the U.S.
I am confident that this film will prompt many issues amongst Japanese. The Japanese-American soldiers’ beautiful way of life, with the sense of shame, sympathy for other people and virtue of not being self-centered, will genuinely touch viewers’ hearts. I decided to make this film, believing that it will prompt people in Japan to reflect upon themselves, learn a lot from it and be touched by it.
Every viewer would feel a positive message from the current lives of the soldiers who lost many of their brothers in arms while managing to escape death themselves.
I believe this film will help some viewers to discover the greatness of being alive and to feel as if the fog has been lifted.


442 -LIVE WITH HONOR, DIE WITH DIGNITY-　Film Information

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Your Home　Dir: Kohei Yamakawa
Because this was the first film I have made, I wanted it to be about having to live in a harmony with your neighbors. It deals with issues such as elderly care and poverty. I did not intend to talk about these as current affairs, but I wanted to share my concern, in facing the future when these issues will become more common. It may be my presumption but I felt it was worth making this film, while knowing that I am in no position to have a say, if viewers can sympathize, beyond general criticism for the youth, that those in the same generation (and also including the teens) are somehow prepared. I learned a lot at Pia Film Festival which had a lot of distinctive films with superb techniques. I am deeply grateful to have this opportunity to screen the film in this excellent environment. I would be most pleased if this film starts off a conversation at someone’s “home.”

Your Home　Film Information

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HogaHolic × JAPANESE EYES(Japanese site)

The following tickets will be on Sale from 10:00AM on Saturday, October 16.

Competition
Buddha Mountain

10/24 (Sun) 17:45 -
TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN7
Ticket PIA P Code 560-505
Lawson Ticket L Code 32443

10/26 (Tue) 17:30 -
TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN1
Ticket PIA P Code 560-503
Lawson Ticket L Code 32441

Special Program
Bunraku

10/27 （Wed） 20：30　
TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN7
Ticket PIA P Code 560-533
Lawson Ticket L Code 32547

10/29 （Fri） 11：30
TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN1
Ticket PIA P Code 560-532
Lawson Ticket L Code 32546

Additional tickets on Sale on October 16!!
Additional tickets are available in all the titles of Competition, Winds of Asia-Middle East and natural TIFF section.

For more details, please click HERE.

TIFF is pleased to announce that Bunraku (Director: Guy Moshe) has been added to the line-up for the 23rd TIFF as a Special Program. Japanese popular musician/actor GACKT co-stars with Hollywood stars, Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore. This film will be GACKT's Hollywood debut.


The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, Special Program
Asian Premier
Bunraku
Bunraku combines manga, spaghetti westerns, samurai films, and videogames in a stunning vision of a future with no guns, where fist and sword rule the world.

Director: Guy Moshe
Cast: Josh Hartnett, GACKT, Woody Harrelson, Kevin McKidd, Ron Perlman, Demi Moore, Shun Sugata, Emily Kaiho
2010 / USA

Synopsis:
Using cutting-edge visuals and heart-pounding fight choreography, {Bunraku} combines manga, spaghetti westerns, samurai films, videogames, and more into a stunning glimpse at an alternate future with no guns. A mysterious drifter (Josh Hartnett) and an honor-bound samurai (Gackt) walk into a town terrorized by the ruthless Nicola (Ron Perlman) and his army of thugs, headed by nine deadly assassins. The drifter and the samurai team up with the local bartender (Woody Harrelson) who has been secretly awaiting a dream team to help overthrow Nicola's tyrannical regime.

The Advance Ticket will be on sale from 10:00 on Saturday October 16 at Ticket PIA and Lawson Ticket!

Advance Ticket: ￥1,500 (Tax included)　Tickets at the Door: ￥1,800 (Tax included)

Schedule
10/27 （Wed） 20：30　
TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN7
Ticket PIA P Code　560-533
Lawson Ticket L Code 32547

10/29 （Fri） 11：30
TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN1
Ticket PIA P Code　560-532
Lawson Ticket L Code 32546

Winds of Asia-Middle East

10/29 （Fri） 11:00-
TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN7
Hot Summer Days
Please be forewarned that Wing Shya (Director) who was scheduled for the stage appearance and greeting has been cancelled due to unforeseen reason.
Therefore the Q&A session after the show has been canceled.
The film title, Hot Summer Days will be screened on October 29 (Fri) as scheduled.

10/27 （Wed） 16:30-
Cinemart Roppongi SCREEN1
Dog Sweat
Please be forewarned that Hossein Keshavarz (Director/Writer/Producer/ Editor) and Maryam Azadi (Writer/Producer) who were scheduled for the stage appearance and greeting have been cancelled due to unforeseen reason.
Therefore the Q&A session after the show has been canceled.
The film title, Dog Sweat will be screened on October 27 (Wed) as scheduled.



We would like to make our most sincere apology for any inconvenience this may cause you. We kindly ask you to be forewarned regarding to this matter.

Hot Summer Days
Film Information
Dog Sweat
Film Information

TIFF is pleased to announce that the Advance Ticket of Buddha Mountain will be on sale from 10:00AM on Saturday October 16!

The tickets will be available for purchase at Ticket PIA and Lawson Ticket by telephone/internet and at the counter.

Don't let the chance pass you by!!

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The 23rd TIFF, "Buddha Mountain" for Competition!

TIFF is pleased to announce that Buddha Mountain will compete at the 23rd TIFF Competition section!

Now that all the films in Competition section are unveiled.
Which film do you think will win the Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix this year!?
The 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival will commence on October 23. Don't miss the chance!!

Competition
World Premier
Buddha Mountain
Life with love will never die

©Laurel Films Company Ltd.
Director: Li Yu
Cast: Sylvia Chang, Fan Bingbing, Chen Po Lin, Fei Long, Jin Jing, Fang Li, Bao Zhenjiang
2010 / China

Schedule
10/24(Sun)　17:45-
TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN7

10/26(Tue)　17:30-
TOHO CINEMAS ROPPONGI HILLS SCREEN1

Ticketing information for this film will be announced later.

Click HERE for other Competition Line-up.